LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - When pitcher Erika Aimers and catcher Lindsey Bleser suit up for the Bellarmine University Lady Knights Softball Team, they feel they have a competitive advantage - a lifetime of chiropractic care. Erika is the daughter of Columbus, Indiana chiropractor Bill Aimers; Lindsey is the daughter of Cincinnati, Ohio chiropractor Steve Bleser, the president of the Ohio State Chiropractic Board.
Erika and Lindsey are juniors at Bellarmine, and both are on scholarships. The team competes in the NCAA Great Lakes Valley Conference, and is coached by Joe Elson and Dave Guild. Many of the team members get regular adjustments.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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A central challenge in creating our identity is that chiropractic is a method of care, not a technique or procedure. This is an important concept for us to promote. Our patients are treated with lifestyle modification, exercise, nutritional supplements, diet and a whole-body approach to accelerate the natural healing process. We are not simply CMT providers.
The results of a global survey released late last year (2023) unveiled some startling findings among medical and nursing students. The “Clinician of the Future: 2023 Education Edition” surveyed 2,212 students, of which 446 were in the United States, from 91 countries.
